Sample cloth display retainer



Dec. 27, 1938. L; CAHN 1 2,141,461

SAMPLE CLOTH DISPLAY RETAINER Filed July 15, 1938 Patented Dec. 27, 1938 UN 1 TED S "SAlVIPIiE CLOTH DISPLAY RETAINER :Louis Uahn, 1i Cincinnati, :flOhio, assignor to The Globe TailoringuGompany, Cincinnati, 0hio,. .a

1 corporation-of: Ohio Applicati0nJuly"15, 1938, Serial No. 219,424

1.5 'Glaims.

,This invention relates .to. a clothsample .dis- ,play device which will 1 permit an inspection of substantially the entire .sample Lbody, including (the marginal edges.

. The main object of.thefinvention.is.to con- "struct a sample holder. inpad or .bookform, with means. for retaining thesamples. in their. superimposed ,position,.. and .insuch a manner thatupon shifting. of. any of the superimposedsamples, the .un'derneath sample will )be exposed throughout substantially; its entire surfaceandralong all of its marginal edges. I

'Another objectofthe invention isto provide fastening means for-the stack-of superimposed cloth samples-tof suchea character that only a minimum amount of cloth material is wasted,

byrbeirrgzrconfined by the fasteners, and at the same time the samples are retained in their relative normal positions thus giving the structure a neat and pleasing appearance.

Other features reside in forming an assembly of the type in question sufficiently strong and durable to permit the rough usage to which such devices are'submitted and at the same time providing this structure with a minimum amount of expense in manufacture. I

Reference will be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which- Fig. l is a perspective showing the assembly.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view with one of the samples pulled downwardly toexpose the upper marginal a edge of the adjacent following sample, and

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

The body of the assembly is formed of a single sheet of suitable material such as fiber board, cardboard, laminated cloth, metal or the like. This body member includes the backing sheet I and the overlying top clamping section 2 which is formed by bending one end portion of the body member downwardly upon itself, thereby providing a pocket in which the filler block 3 is located. This filler block 3 occupies all of the space formed between the backing sheet I and the top portion 2 except for a short space along the longitudinal marginal edge 4. The filler block 3 as will be noted terminates short of the marginal edge 4 to permit the sample sheets 5 to be confined under the marginal edge portion of the element 2 a sufficient distance to provide the essential neat appearance for the structure, but permitting these edges to be exposed by a slight downward movement of the samples iasmore clearly shown inFigJZ.

The overlying ,portion 2 isfformedwithangular earslB which extend beyond the marginaledge '4 'andhave their outer .edgesforming acontinuation of the longitudinal marginal edgeof the overlying sheet portion 2. and their. inner angular edges! connecting the longitudinal-,marginal extremity .of the eartwith the marginal edge 4.01 the portion .2. .Rivets-or analogous fastenings .8

extend through .these projecting ears -.-6, and through the overlying superimposedsheets 5 and the backing sheet I confining these parts in-their proper relative position. By providing these anjgular extensions 6 at the-bottom marginal? edges of the overlying portion 2 a largerportion'of the sample. sheets may be exposed and by limiting'the extent to which these sheets project between the portions I and 2 a marked saving in the amount of material utilized in the preparation of the samples is experienced. It will be noted that the identical shape of the ears 5 is not essential, as long as such ear portions are shaped to provide a maximum exposure of the top sample and at the same time permit sufficient surface for the proper clamping of the sample sheets between the portions 1 and 2.

In structures of the conventional type and wherein the samples extend fully throughout the area occupied by the filler block 3 there are two material disadvantages. First, there is the excessive waste of the cloth used in the forming of the sample books or pads: and second, it is impossible to expose to a prospective customer the upper marginal edge of each of the samples or any of the samples, thus making it impractical to observe the upper marginal edge and by this means obtain a knowledge of the cloth formation or design, such as the squares and other markings of the clothsample.

Referring to Fig. 2, it will be noted that several samples, including top sample 5 have been pulled downwardly thus exposing the upper marginal edges 5" by arranging them in stepped relation and below the marginal edge 4 of the top portion 2 of the holder. The distortion of the top sample or any group of samples will not only expose the upper marginal edge 5 of the samples by withdrawing them from the binder portions but will also tend to separate the vertical edge portions, as illustrated in this figure. In actual use the prospective purchaser will sit in such a position that the sample container will extend transversely of his lap and will be held in the left hand with the free edges of the samples positioned for the display operation by the right hand, The pulling of any one or any group of samples will automatically display the normally concealed edge 5" and also the longitudinal marginal edges thus giving the customer an opportunity to examine each and every edge of the cloth. This is accomplished, as heretofore suggested by the use of a minimum amount of material for the display book and. at the sametime the article produces a pleasing and desirable appearance presentation of fabrics.

Modifications maybe made in details of construction which do not affect the inventive thought of the assembly, as for instance in the use of different types of fasteners 8, in the for-t the shape and an end 'clampingportion overlying said back portion and formed with spaced downwardly extending tabs, a filler block positioned between the back panel and end clamping portion and terminating at a point spaced from the lower marginal edge of the end clamping portion, display sheets positioned between the back panel and end clamping portion and abutting the filler block, and fastening means for securing'the disa play sheets to said tabs. which in itself is extremely advantageous in the 4. In a sheet display device, a back panel, an upper clamping portion overlying the back panel at one end andforming a pocket therebetween, downwardly extending spaced tabs formed along the lower edge of.the end clamping portion, a block'filling a portion of said pocket, and displaysheets secured-between the spaced tabs and panel and formed with downwardlyextending marginal edge portions, display sheets positioned P between the back panel and marginal edge portions and extending beneath the marginal edge 7 of said clamping portion, and fastening means extending through said marginal edge portions and back panel and securing said display sheets therebetween.

r 3. In a sample device including a back panel,

the backing sheet and occupying at their u per edges a portion of the pocket not occupied by the filler block. 7

5. In a device for displaying samples of fabric, a back panel, an overlying' end clamping portion, a filler block positioned between the back panel and overlying clamping portion having its .lower edge spaced inward ofthe lower edge of the overlying end clamping portion and forming a guide surface, a plurality of superimposed fabric samples secured between the back panel and overlying end clamping portion and normally engagingvthe guide surface of said filler block, said fabric samples being so constructed and arranged as to permit their upper marginal edge tobe withdrawn from beneath the overlying marginal edge of the end clamping portion,- and means" for fastening the sample sheets at outer spaced points adjacent their edges to said backing.

LOUIS CAI-IN; 

